Guardian
CVE-2023-22378
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.7 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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A blind SQL Injection vulnerability in Nozomi Networks Guardian and CMC, due to improper input validation in the sorting parameter, allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized queries/prepared statements. Never concatenate user input into SQL. Apply least-privilege database permissions.
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This vulnerability is classified as SQL Injection (CWE-89), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database. A blind SQL Injection vulnerability in Nozomi Networks Guardian and CMC, due to improper input validation in the sorting parameter, allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements on the DBMS used by the web application. Authenticated users may be able to extract arbitrary information from the DBMS in an uncontrolled way, alter its structure and data, and/or affect its availability. Affected products include: Nozominetworks Cmc, Nozominetworks Guardian.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Primary rating from Vendor (nozominetworks) · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorVendor: nozominetworks
DescriptionCVE.org
A blind SQL Injection vulnerability in Nozomi Networks Guardian and CMC, due to improper input validation in the sorting parameter, allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements on the DBMS used by the web application.
Authenticated users may be able to extract arbitrary information from the DBMS in an uncontrolled way, alter its structure and data, and/or affect its availability.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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Unauthenticated SQL injection in Guardian Language System lets remote attackers manipulate the backend database by injec
Error-based SQL injection in Guardian Language-System allows a network-accessible authenticated attacker to extract the
SQL injection in Guardian Language-System's designer.php (line 124) allows attackers to extract, modify, or destroy the
Error-based SQL injection in Guardian language-system's subtitles.php exposes full database contents to low-privileged a
Error-based SQL injection in Guardian Language-System exposes the full database to low-privileged authenticated attacker
Error-based SQL injection in Guardian language-system's text_file.php exposes the full database to extraction via a triv
SQL injection in Guardian language-system's media.php endpoint allows low-privilege authenticated attackers to extract t
Nozomi Networks OS before 19.0.4 allows /#/network?tab=network_node_list.html CSV Injection. Rated high severity (CVSS 7
Nozomi Guardian before 19.0.4 allows attackers to achieve stored XSS (in the web front end) by leveraging the ability to
A SQL Injection vulnerability in Nozomi Networks Guardian and CMC, due to improper input validation in certain fields us
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